SOLD Very Tender, Densely Knit, Heavy Wool Presumed Antique Swedish Child's Mittens with Embroidery and Fringe round sides including for leaning a bit

including for leaning a bit like the tower of Pisa from one side

I think a perfect birthday present

This fabulous thing is a carved wood whistle in the shape of a bird

Please indicate at check out which you prefer

very striking and graphic but also with a very rich play of color and surface and nuance and depth

SOLD Very Tender, Densely Knit, Heavy Wool Presumed Antique Swedish Child's Mittens with Embroidery and Fringe round sides including for leaning a bitI just fell in love with these, knit for a child (or an adult with very small hands) quite a long time ago. There is a similar pair in the collection of the Nordiska Museum in Stockholm (a marvelous place!) that tells me they are likely Swedish; I have found an image of some Icelandic mittens several hundred years old they are kin to as well. A few stitches the the zig zag embroidery lost on the thumb side (which makes sense) and a stain here or